Daniel Sturridge’s beautiful outside of the foot opener plus that epic journey through a first European meeting with Manchester United, through the Spanish quality of Villarreal and of course that comeback for the ages against Borussia Dortmund on an unforgettable Anfield night all seemingly in vain.

That second-half nightmare saw a dream journey end in frustration and abject confusion. What exactly happened? Just where did Liverpool go in the second 45?

Jurgen Klopp couldn’t explain it, he probably still can’t.

Vitolo of Sevilla comforts Emre Can after the UEFA Europa League final

Twelve months on and the last game of this season has no trophy to be fought for, no hotels that need booking, no flights to be found, no euros or Swiss francs to be changed. Still got a few of those Swiss francs, by the way.

But the Champions League place which slipped from Liverpool’s grasp in Switzerland’s third city is once again for up grabs in this final day of the season.

This time of course the opposition is somewhat different.

This time there can be no mistakes.

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Sevilla may not had won a league game outside of their home ground before they arrived at St Jakob Park a year ago but they represented the two times consecutive champions with their European pedigree firmly established under the excellent Unai Emery.

Whatever Middlesbrough bring to Anfield on Sunday – the freedom of a side with nothing to play for perhaps, a desire to leave the Premier League on a high, some players maybe keen to put themselves in the shop window – it is certainly not the quality which pitched up in Basel.

There is no Kevin Gameiro, no Coke, no Ener Banega, with apologies if the names still stir unpleasant memories.

Instead there may be Alvaro Negredo, former Red Stewart Downing, maybe the pace of Adama Traore, the Arsenal player in Calum Chambers – he could make himself very popular at the Emirates.

Jurgen Klopp couldn't quite contemplate what was happening in Basel

The Liverpool team which will take the field will include perhaps up to nine of those who started in Basel.